JP4199548B2 - Location related information provision system - Google Patents

Description

[0001]
BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION
The present invention relates to a position related information providing system for providing information specific to a surrounding area based on position information of a mobile terminal device. To It is related.
[0002]
[Prior art]
In recent years, mobile terminals and the like have been widely used in mobile terminal devices, and data communication using mobile phones and the like has been actively performed. The user can search for desired information from various contents provided by the information providing company and obtain the information at any location. As information that makes use of such a usage form of the mobile terminal device, there is information related to a destination area. For example, there are weather information around the current location, map information, gourmet information, store information, and the like (see Patent Document 1).
[0003]
As described above, the I area is known as a service for providing information based on the current position information.
[0004]
[Patent Document 1]
JP-A-9-8917
[0005]
[Problems to be solved by the invention]
However, the conventional position related information providing system has a restriction that the user can use only information provided by the information providing company. For this reason, the mobile terminal device cannot obtain the latest information until the information provider updates the information.
[0006]
The present invention has been made in view of such points, and a position-related information providing system that accumulates position-related information that changes every moment and provides detailed information. The The purpose is to provide.
[0007]
[Means for Solving the Problems]
In order to solve such a problem, the position related information providing system of the present invention acquires position related information. And before Location information from which location-related information was acquired And self-identification information Is notified from the first mobile terminal device and the first mobile terminal device The identification information Is stored in association with the position information, and the position information corresponding to the position related information requested by the second mobile terminal device is associated with the position information. Notification means for notifying the second mobile terminal device of identification information; A server device having A second mobile terminal device receiving position-related information from the first mobile terminal device based on the identification information notified from the server device; The structure which comprises is taken.
[0016]
According to this configuration, since the mobile terminal device that requests the position related information from the mobile terminal device that provides the position related information receives the information provision, the server device does not need to accumulate the position related information, and the memory of the server device Capacity can be reduced.
[0017]
In the position related information providing system according to the present invention, in the above configuration, the first mobile terminal apparatus notifies the server apparatus of index information indicating a category of the acquired position related information, and the server apparatus includes the first 3rd mobile terminal which notified the index information which satisfy | fills predetermined criteria with respect to the positional relevant information which the said 2nd mobile terminal device requested | required search among the mobile terminal devices which exist in a fixed range from the mobile terminal device of this A configuration is adopted in which a device is searched and identification information of the searched third mobile terminal device is notified to the second mobile terminal device.
[0018]
According to this configuration, since the server device searches the mobile terminal device group that has notified the index information that satisfies the predetermined criteria with respect to the position-related information for which the search request has been made, the mobile terminal device that has made the search request The desired position related information can be obtained in a short time.
[0019]
The position related information providing system according to the present invention employs a configuration in which the first mobile terminal device includes the server device in the above configuration.
[0020]
According to this configuration, position-related information can be obtained in real time directly from the mobile terminal device including the server device among the first mobile terminal devices.
[0021]
The position related information providing system according to the present invention employs a configuration in which, in the above configuration, the second mobile terminal device includes a settlement unit that settles a purchase when the position related information is a desired product.
[0022]
According to this configuration, a mobile terminal device that has requested location-related information makes a purchase settlement, whereby a desired product can be purchased when searching for location-related information.
[0026]
DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE INVENTION
The gist of the present invention is that the mobile terminal device group provides information on the position (hereinafter referred to as “position related information”) to the mobile terminal device that requests the position related information via the server device. As a result, position-related information that changes every moment can be accumulated substantially in real time, and detailed information can be provided.
[0027]
(Embodiment 1)
FIG. 1 is a block diagram showing a configuration of a position related information providing system according to Embodiment 1 of the present invention. In this figure, in each of the mobile terminal devices 101-1 to 101-N (N is an arbitrary number), the position detection unit 102 is a position detection device such as a GPS (Global Positioning System), and can detect the current position. It has become. Further, when the position providing information that can be provided is acquired, the information providing unit 103 transmits the acquired position related information to the server device 105 together with information indicating the current position detected by the position detecting unit 102 (current position information). On the other hand, when a request for searching for position-related information (hereinafter referred to as “information request”) is generated, the information request unit 104 sends a request for searching for position-related information to the server device 105 together with transmission of the current position information. In addition, position related information is received from the server device 105. In FIG. 1, only the mobile terminal device 101-1 is shown as the internal configuration of the mobile terminal device, but the internal configurations of other mobile terminal devices are the same.
[0028]
Here, the position related information includes time sale price information, stock information, restaurant daily menu information, event congestion, music information, and the like, and may be any information as long as it is associated with the position.
[0029]
The server device 105 includes an association server 106 and a data server 111, and the reception unit 107 of the association server 106 receives the current position information and the position related information transmitted from the mobile terminal devices 101-1 to 101-N. Further, the receiving unit 107 receives the current position information and the information request. The received information is output to the associating unit 108.
[0030]
The associating unit 108 associates the current position information output from the receiving unit 107 with the position related information, generates association information, and stores the generated association information and position information in the first storage unit 109 in association with each other. Also, the position related information is sent to the data server 111. On the other hand, when the current position information and the information request are output from the receiving unit 107, information corresponding to the current position information is read from the first storage unit 109 and the data server 111, and the read position related information is output to the transmitting unit 110. To do.
[0031]
The first storage unit 109 is a storage device such as a hard disk, and accumulates association information and position information output from the association unit 108.
[0032]
The transmitting unit 110 transmits the position related information output from the associating unit 108 to the mobile terminal apparatus that has made the information request.
[0033]
The data server 111 includes the second storage unit 112, accumulates the position related information output from the association server 108, and the position related information is read by the association server 108 as appropriate.
[0034]
Next, the operation of the position related information providing system having the above-described configuration will be described with reference to FIG.
[0035]
For example, when the mobile terminal device 101-1 inputs position related information to the information providing unit 103 by an operator at a point a, the position detection unit 102 detects the current position, and the current position indicating the point a Generate information. The input position related information and the generated current position information are transmitted to the server device 105.
[0036]
In the server device 105, the receiving unit 107 of the association server 106 receives the position related information transmitted from the mobile terminal device 101-1 and the current position information indicating the point a. The position-related information and current position information received by the receiving unit 107 are associated by the associating unit 108, and association information is generated. Further, the current position information indicating the point a and the generated association information are associated with each other and accumulated in the first storage unit 109. Further, the position related information is sent to the data server 111 and stored in the second storage unit 112. Here, a mobile terminal device that provides location-related information has been described as an example. However, since location-related information is actually provided by a large number of mobile terminal devices (mobile terminal device group), In practice, the latest information is accumulated at any time.
[0037]
Here, when the mobile terminal device 101-2 is requested to search for position-related information by the operator at the point b, for example, the position detection unit 102 detects the current position and generates current position information indicating the point b. To do. The mobile terminal apparatus 101-2 transmits the information request and the generated current position information to the server apparatus 105. Note that the internal configuration of the mobile terminal apparatus 101-2 is the same as the internal configuration of the mobile terminal apparatus 101-1 shown in FIG.
[0038]
The server device 105 that has received the information request searches the first storage unit 109 for association information corresponding to the point b indicating the current position of the mobile terminal device 101-2 in the association unit 108 of the association server 106. The associating unit 108 reads out the position related information related to the retrieved association information from the second storage unit 112 of the data server 111. The read location-related information is output to the transmission unit 110 and transmitted to the mobile terminal device 101-2 that has requested the information. Here, for example, when the point a and the point b are close, the association information associated with each piece of position information is the same, and the position related information transmitted by the mobile terminal device 101-1 at the point a is It is transmitted to the mobile terminal apparatus 101-2 that has made an information request at the point b.
[0039]
As described above, according to the embodiment of the present invention, the mobile terminal device group transmits the position information indicating the position where the position-related information is obtained and the position-related information to the server device, and the server device transmits from the mobile terminal device group. By storing the related position-related information in association with the position information, the position-related information that changes every moment can be stored substantially in real time, and detailed information can be provided.
[0040]
Note that the position-related information provided by the mobile terminal device may be image information (including still images and moving images), and the mobile terminal device group provides the image information in real time, whereby the server device The latest image information can be stored. Thus, for example, when searching for autumn leaves information, the latest image can be obtained, so by checking the color of the autumn leaves, you can get useful information when planning sightseeing of autumn leaves, etc. Can do.
[0041]
In the present embodiment, when the mobile terminal device makes an information request, the current location information is sent to the server device. However, in order to request location-related information at a desired location, the desired location information is sent. You may make it do.
[0042]
(Embodiment 2)
FIG. 2 is a block diagram showing a configuration of the position related information providing system according to the second embodiment. 2 identical to those in FIG. 1 are assigned the same reference numerals as in FIG. 1, and detailed descriptions thereof are omitted.
[0043]
The mobile terminal devices 201-1 to 201-N (N is an arbitrary number) include a music data storage unit 202 and a music playback unit 203. The music data storage unit 202 stores music data for reproduction. The music playback unit 203 is a music playback device that reads music data from the music data storage unit 202 and plays the music by playing back the read music data. In addition, when the mobile terminal devices 201-1 to 201-N acquire music information that can be provided by the information providing unit 103, the position detection unit 102 detects the current position, and the music information is detected along with the detected current position information. To 105. On the other hand, when a search request for music information is generated, a search request for music information is sent to the server device 105 along with transmission of the current position information.
[0044]
In the server device 105, when the association server 106 receives the current position information and the music information transmitted from the mobile terminal device, the association device 106 generates association information in which the current position information and the music information are associated, and the current position information and the association information are generated. Are stored in correspondence. The music information is stored in the data server 111. On the other hand, when the current position information and the music information search request are received from the mobile terminal device, the association server 106 searches for the association information corresponding to the received current position information, and the music information related to the current position is retrieved from the retrieved association information. Read from the data server 111. The read music information is transmitted to the mobile terminal apparatus that has made the music information search request.
[0045]
FIG. 3 shows the correspondence of data managed in the server device 105. In FIG. 3, the song title X corresponds to the vicinity of the A region, the song title Y corresponds to the vicinity of the B region, and the song title Z corresponds to the vicinity of the C region. That is, when a current position information and music information search request in the vicinity of the A area is made from the mobile terminal apparatus, the server apparatus 105 transmits a song name X corresponding to the vicinity of the A area to the mobile terminal apparatus.
[0046]
Next, the operation of the position related information providing system having the above configuration will be described. For example, when the operator inputs music information (song title X) at a point a, the mobile terminal device 201-1 detects the current position and generates current position information indicating the point a. . The input music information and the generated current position information are transmitted to the server device 105.
[0047]
In the server device 105, the association server 106 receives the music information transmitted from the mobile terminal device 201-1 and the current position information indicating the point “a”, associates the music information and the current position information, and generates association information. Is done. The current position information indicating the point a and the generated association information are stored in association with each other. The music information is sent to the data server 111 and stored. Here, a mobile terminal device that provides music information has been described as an example, but since music information is actually provided by a large number of mobile terminal devices (mobile terminal device group), it is substantially The latest information is stored at any time.
[0048]
Here, for example, when a search for music information is requested by an operator at a point b, the mobile terminal device 201-2 detects the current position and generates current position information indicating the point b. The mobile terminal apparatus 201-2 transmits the music information search request and the generated current position information to the server apparatus 105.
[0049]
The server device 105 that has received the music information search request searches the association server 106 for association information corresponding to the point b indicating the current position of the mobile terminal device 201-2. The association server 106 reads music information related to the retrieved association information from the data server 111. The read music information is transmitted to the mobile terminal device 201-2 that has made a music information search request. Here, for example, when the point a and the point b are close (for example, when included in the vicinity of the area A shown in FIG. 3), the association information associated with each position information is the same, and the movement The music information (song name X) transmitted by the terminal device 201-1 at the point a is transmitted to the mobile terminal device 201-2 that has made a music information search request at the point b.
[0050]
The mobile terminal device 201-2 receives the music information transmitted from the server device 105, reads out music data corresponding to the music information received by the music playback unit 203 from the music data storage unit 202, and plays back the read music data. To play music.
[0051]
In the present embodiment, the mobile terminal device that provides music information has been described as an example. However, since music information is actually provided by a large number of mobile terminal devices, for example, the server device You may make it provide the music information provided from the mobile terminal device most as music information relevant to A area vicinity. Further, among the music information provided from the mobile terminal device as music information related to the vicinity of the A area, the top music is provided to the mobile terminal device, and desired music is played on the mobile terminal device. Also good.
[0052]
As described above, according to the present embodiment, the server apparatus accumulates the music information as the position related information, so that the latest music information associated with the position can be accumulated, and the music information search request is made. The mobile terminal device can play the latest music associated with the location.
[0053]
Note that the music data storage unit may not be in the mobile terminal device but may be a peripheral device. In short, it is only necessary that the music playback unit in the mobile terminal device can load the music data.
[0054]
Further, in the present embodiment, when the mobile terminal device makes a music information search request by the operator, the transmission of the current position information and the music information search request are made to the server device. If the server device constantly monitors the current position of the mobile device and moves to a location corresponding to the association information, music information related to the association information may be automatically provided to the mobile terminal device.
[0055]
(Embodiment 3)
In this embodiment, a case will be described in which the mobile terminal apparatus of Embodiment 2 downloads music data from a base station apparatus by wireless communication.
[0056]
FIG. 4 is a block diagram showing the configuration of the mobile terminal apparatus according to Embodiment 3 of the present invention. In this figure, a mobile terminal device 401 receives music information from a server device (not shown) after a music information search request, and downloads music data corresponding to the received music from the base station device 404.
[0057]
In the mobile terminal device 401, the music data receiving unit 402 receives the music data downloaded from the base station device 404 and outputs it to the buffer 403. The buffer 403 temporarily stores the music data output from the music data receiving unit 402, and the stored music data is read to the music playback unit 203.
[0058]
As described above, according to the embodiment of the present invention, since the mobile terminal device downloads music data from the base station device by wireless communication based on the music information received from the server device, a large amount of music data is transmitted together with the mobile terminal device. There is no need to move the memory, and the memory can be reduced and the space can be saved.
[0059]
(Embodiment 4)
In this embodiment, a server device in which courses connecting several regions are set in advance and music information corresponding to each region is stored will be described.
[0060]
Since the position-related information providing system according to the present embodiment is the same as the configuration shown in FIG. 2, the description will be made with reference to FIG. In the server device 105, the association server 106 associates position information and music information as a course connecting several regions, and the music information is accumulated in the data server 111.
[0061]
FIG. 5 is a diagram showing a correspondence relationship of data stored in the server device according to Embodiment 4 of the present invention. The course 1 is set as a course connecting the vicinity of the A area, the vicinity of the B area, and the vicinity of the C area. In the vicinity of the A area, music information of the song title R is correspondingly accumulated. In addition, music information of the song name S is stored in the vicinity of the B area, and music information of the music title T is stored in the vicinity of the C area. Similarly, the course 2 is set as a course connecting the vicinity of the areas D to F, and the song titles U to W respectively correspond to the courses 2 to F. Further, the course 3 is set as a course connecting the vicinity of the GI area, and the song titles X to Z correspond to the course 3, respectively. Note that the song titles R to Z are accumulated at any time by the mobile terminal device.
[0062]
When the mobile terminal apparatus 201-1 sets the course 1, when the mobile terminal apparatus 201-1 moves from the A area to the C area along the course 1, the music titles associated with the respective areas are obtained from the server apparatus. , Play the music corresponding to the obtained song title. Thereby, for example, if a course corresponding to a drive course is set in advance before driving, music associated with reaching the corresponding area during driving can be played.
[0063]
The music data reproduced by the mobile terminal device may be music data stored in a storage device that moves together with the mobile terminal device, or may be music data downloaded from the base station device by wireless communication.
[0064]
As described above, according to the present embodiment, if the server apparatus associates a plurality of areas in which the position information and the music information are associated with each other as a course connecting a plurality of areas, the course is set before the mobile terminal apparatus moves. The mobile terminal device can play music associated with a predetermined area on the course while moving.
[0065]
(Embodiment 5)
FIG. 6 is a block diagram showing a configuration of a position related information providing system according to Embodiment 5 of the present invention. However, the parts in FIG. 6 that are the same as those in FIG. 1 are denoted by the same reference numerals as those in FIG.
[0066]
In the mobile terminal device 601, when position related information is input by the operator, the position detection unit 602 detects the current position. Also, the identification information generation unit 603 generates information for identifying the mobile terminal device 601 from other mobile terminal devices. Information indicating the detected current position and the generated identification information are transmitted to the server device 105. The information providing unit 604 provides the acquired position related information to the mobile terminal device that is making another information request.
[0067]
In the mobile terminal device 605, when a request for location related information occurs, the information request unit 606 makes a request for location related information to the server device 105 and receives a response from the server device 105. In accordance with the response from the server device 105, a request for providing information is made to the mobile terminal device that provides the position related information, and the information provision is received.
[0068]
The position detection unit 607 detects the current position, the information request unit 606 makes an information request to the server apparatus 102, and transmits information on the detected current position to the server apparatus 105.
[0069]
The operation of the position related information providing system having the above configuration will be described. When the mobile terminal device 601 acquires location-related information, the current location information detected by the location detection unit 602 and the identification information generated by the identification information generation unit 603 are transmitted to the server device 105. Since the internal configuration of the server apparatus 105 is the same as that shown in FIG.
[0070]
The server device 105 associates the current position information from the mobile terminal device 601 received by the association server 106 with the identification information, and generates association information. The association server 106 accumulates current position information and association information, and the identification information accumulates in the data server 111. That is, since the data server 111 stores the identification information with a small amount of data, the memory capacity can be reduced as compared with the case where the position related information is stored.
[0071]
Here, in the mobile terminal device 605, the information request unit 606 requests the server device 105 for position related information, and transmits the current position information detected by the position detection unit 607 to the server device 105.
[0072]
When the server apparatus 105 receives the information request and the current position information from the mobile terminal apparatus 605, the server apparatus 105 searches for association information corresponding to the current position information, and reads identification information related to the searched association information. The read identification information (here, the read identification information indicates the mobile terminal device 601) is transmitted to the information request unit 606 of the mobile terminal device 605.
[0073]
The information request unit 606 makes an information request to the mobile terminal device 601 indicated by the identification information. Upon receiving the information request, the information providing unit 604 in the mobile terminal device 601 provides position related information to the information requesting unit 606 of the mobile terminal device 605.
[0074]
As described above, according to the present embodiment, the mobile terminal device that requests the position related information from the mobile terminal device that provides the position related information receives the information provision, so that the server device does not need to accumulate the position related information. Memory capacity can be reduced.
[0075]
(Embodiment 6)
FIG. 7 is a block diagram showing a configuration of a position related information providing system according to Embodiment 6 of the present invention. However, portions in FIG. 7 that are the same as those in FIG. 6 are given the same reference numerals as those in FIG. FIG. 7 differs from FIG. 6 in that the information providing unit 604 is changed to the information providing unit 701.
[0076]
When acquiring the position related information, the information providing unit 701 transmits the position related information to the server device 105 as index information indicating which category the position related information is classified into.
[0077]
The server apparatus 105 receives the index information, the current position information, and the identification information from the mobile terminal apparatus 601 that acquired the position related information, and manages and stores these information. In addition, when the current location information is transmitted from the mobile terminal device 605 requesting location-related information and an information request is received, the mobile terminal device having the corresponding information based on the current location information and the category of the requested information And the identification information of the searched mobile terminal device is transmitted to the mobile terminal device 605.
[0078]
Next, the operation of the position related information providing system having the above configuration will be described. The server device 105 manages and stores index information indicating a category of position related information in addition to the current position information and identification information.
[0079]
Here, in the server device 105, when the current location information is transmitted from the mobile terminal device 605 and the requested category of information is designated, the index information related to the current location is specified for the designated category. Search for index information that satisfies the condition. The identification information of the mobile terminal apparatus having the searched index information is read out and notified to the mobile terminal apparatus 605.
[0080]
The mobile terminal device 605 makes an information request to the information request unit 701 of the mobile terminal device 601 indicated by the identification information notified from the server device, and receives provision of position related information. As described above, the time required for the mobile terminal device to obtain desired information by searching for information requested by the mobile terminal device under a predetermined condition and further searching for information with a small amount of data called index information. Can be shortened.
[0081]
As described above, according to the present embodiment, when the provided location-related information and the requested location-related information match at a predetermined standard or higher, the mobile terminal device requesting the location-related information receives information provision. This eliminates the need for the server device to store the position related information, reduces the memory capacity, and obtains the desired position related information in a short time.
[0082]
(Embodiment 7)
In this embodiment, a case will be described in which, when the position related information is a product, the mobile terminal device that has requested the position related information performs purchase settlement.
[0083]
In the position related information providing system in the present embodiment, the mobile terminal device has a function of purchasing and paying for a product.
[0084]
For example, when a CD is desired, the mobile terminal device requests inventory information of the nearest CD shop from the server device as position related information. If there is a stock of the desired CD in the nearest CD shop, purchase settlement is performed using the mobile terminal device. Thereby, goods can be purchased without carrying cash etc., and it is not necessary to pay at a store.
[0085]
As described above, according to the present embodiment, when the location-related information is a product, the mobile terminal device that has requested the location-related information makes a purchase settlement, so that the desired product is purchased when the location-related information is searched. can do.
[0086]
In each of the above-described embodiments, the current position is detected in each mobile terminal device. However, the present invention is not limited to this, and the location information of the nearest base station device may be notified to the server device.
[0087]
Moreover, although each embodiment mentioned above demonstrated the case where a mobile terminal device and a server apparatus were isolate | separated, you may make it comprise a server apparatus in a mobile terminal device. Thereby, the mobile terminal device group can obtain provision of position related information in real time by accessing the mobile terminal device including the server device.
[0088]
【The invention's effect】
As described above, according to the present invention, the mobile terminal device group provides the location-related information to the mobile terminal device that requests the location-related information via the server device. Accumulate in real time and provide detailed information.
[Brief description of the drawings]
FIG. 1 is a block diagram showing a configuration of a position related information providing system according to Embodiment 1 of the present invention.
FIG. 2 is a block diagram showing a configuration of a position related information providing system according to Embodiment 2 of the present invention.
FIG. 3 is a diagram showing a correspondence relationship of data stored in a server device in a position related information providing system according to Embodiment 2 of the present invention;
FIG. 4 is a block diagram showing a configuration of a mobile terminal apparatus according to Embodiment 3 of the present invention.
FIG. 5 is a diagram showing a correspondence relationship of data stored in a server device in a position related information providing system according to Embodiment 4 of the present invention;
FIG. 6 is a block diagram showing a configuration of a position related information providing system according to a fifth embodiment of the present invention.
FIG. 7 is a block diagram showing a configuration of a position related information providing system according to Embodiment 6 of the present invention.
[Explanation of symbols]
101-1 to 101-N, 201-1 to 201-N, 401, 601, 605
Mobile terminal device
102, 602, 607 Position detection unit
103, 604, 701 Information provider
104,606 Information request section
105 Server device
106 Association server
107 Receiver
108 Association
109 First storage unit
110 Transmitter
111 Data server
112 Second storage unit
202 Music data storage
203 Music player
402 Music data receiver
403 buffer
404 Base station equipment
603 Identification information generation unit

Claims (4)

A first mobile terminal device that acquires location-related information and notifies the server device of the location information from which the location-related information has been acquired and its own identification information;
Based on the location information corresponding to the location-related information requested by the second mobile terminal device and the storage means for storing the identification information notified from the first mobile terminal device in association with the location information, the location information A notification device for notifying the second mobile terminal device of identification information associated with the information, and a server device,
A second mobile terminal device receiving position-related information from the first mobile terminal device based on the identification information notified from the server device;
A position-related information providing system comprising: The first mobile terminal device notifies the server device of index information indicating a category of the acquired location-related information, and the server device is present within a certain range from the first mobile terminal device. Among these, the third mobile terminal apparatus that searches for the third mobile terminal apparatus that has notified the index information that satisfies a predetermined criterion with respect to the position-related information requested by the second mobile terminal apparatus, and has searched for the third mobile terminal apparatus The position-related information providing system according to claim 1 , wherein the second mobile terminal device is notified of the identification information. The position-related information providing system according to claim 1 or 2 , wherein the first mobile terminal device includes the server device. The location related information according to any one of claims 1 to 3 , wherein the second mobile terminal device includes a settlement unit that settles a purchase when the location related information is a desired product. Offer system.

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